About a bank president who talks about putting a new rule into the
company: "all females must wear long sleeves and high necks". Seems he
is easily distracted by women, particularly his attractive and
flirtatious secretary who he thinks is a "playgirl" rather than working
girl, good for after hours only. He actually fires her - and she
doesn't mind, 'cause she apparently agrees with this after hours
concept, and becomes one of his new girlfriends (there seem to be many
others too, judging by the office visits and phone calls from bathtubs
he keeps getting). Soon a young waif arrives - hungry and oddly dressed
in an outfit that includes black umbrella and flat black hat with a big
white feather in it (why do these poor waif girls in old movies always
seem to wear an odd feathered hat?). Well, seems she's an out-of-work
stenographer looking to get hired - and turns out she's a whiz who
loves work too, spending her free time toning her secretarial skills
rather than dating men, she takes shorthand at 150 words a minute! He
hires her on the spot since she's "plain" - seems even though she is
clearly very pretty, he for some reason (like often seen in movies)
can't see her beauty through the odd outfit. Well, she falls for him
and soon blooms!

This is a thoroughly entertaining, fast paced, fun-to-watch film with
lots of amusing pre-code banter and top-notch performances adding to
the mix - I loved it. Warren William, one of my favorite actors from
this time period, is just perfect as the rather handsome but stiff
"girl crazy" boss, and Marian Marsh as the waif (who I thought looked
like Reese Witherspoon in the earlier scenes) is just SO cute and
charming - I really enjoyed her performance. Cute scene where she gets
"taught" by the previous secretary how to seduce a man via
accidentally-on-purpose leaning against him, and she tries it out on
the boss. Really excellent film.

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